files under lockdown. How can I deliver them to an iframe?

[deco]

I have files that are in a secure folder using (htaccess).
I'm using CI frame work and I can trigger file downloads when the user clicks a link. Works great.

The problem is I don't want them to have to download the pdf file. I would like it if they can (atleast have the option to) open it in an iframe.

Is there a way of doing this with PHP? (I'll break the rules and not use the frame work functionality if I have to)

Thanks!

[DaveRandom]

If your using basic authentication, you can use the [url]http://[/url]username:password@URL syntax, but if your going to do that you need to use a server side script (use a GET request if you need to put it on a link) to ensure that the client never see's the un-encoded auth details.

Also, use the application/pdf mime type so that the browser will render the page using Adobe, if it is present, instead of offering the standard Open/Save/Cancel download box.

[DaveRandom]

Also, note that opening a PDF document usually means you downloaded all of it. Allowing the download of a partial document (i.e. the page you are viewing) requires the source file to be encoded correctly.